734 Somerset County Court Proceedings, 1665 1668.





      Liber B No. 1    greeting in or Lord God everlasting Knowe yee that Whereas Cae
               cilius Absolute Lord Proprietor of the provinces of Maryland & Ava
               Ion Lord Baron of Baltemore &c by his pattent under the greate seale
               of this province bearing date the 22th day of Decembr in the 35th yeare
               of his Dominion over this province A° D° 1666 Did grant unto
               me the Said Stephen Horssi by the Name of Stephen of the province
               of Maryland gent: A parcell of Land (called Horsey chance) Lying
               & being on the South side of Wiccocomoco creeke beginning at a
               marked pine deviding it from the land formrly Surveyed for Stephen
         [p. 143] Horsey thence running easterly alongst the creeke side to a marked
               pine deviding it from the land of Thomas Walley thence southwest
               & be west to a maked tree deviding it from the Land of Thomas
               Walley the Length of three hundred & twenty pole, from thence run
               ning westerley to a marked tree deviding it from the land formerly
               surveyed for Stephen Horssi from thence running Northeast & by
               east to the first bounder; Deviding it from the Land of the aforesaid
               Horssey Containing & Laid out for three hundred acres more or
               Lesse; Together with all Rights Proffitts & bennefitts thereunto be
               longing (royall Mines excepted) To haue & to hold the same to me
               Stephen Horssi mine heires & assignes for ever, for & under the rents
               reservacons & services therein reserved, as by the Said recited pat-
               tent recourse being thereunto had more fully & more at Lardge it
               may & doth appeare Now Knowe yee further that I Stephen Horssi
               for A valluable Consideracon in hand paid by Allexander Mitcheller
               of the County & province aforesaid plantor; The receipt whereof wee
               doe hereby acknowledge & thereof & of every part & parcell thereof
               doe clearely & absolutely acquitt & discharge the Said Allexander
               Mitcheller his executrs & assignes for ever (provided the Said
               Allexander Mitcheller doe pay or cause to be paid the rent due to the
               Lord Proprietor past, and chardges for the allienating the Said Land)
               haue given granted bargained & solid; And doe by these presents giue
               grante allienate bargaine & sell unto him the Said Allexander Mitch
               eller his heires & assignes for ever; All that the Said Devident or
               tract of Land Soe to me granted as aforesaid, with all proflitts privi
               lidges, pattents, writings, Commodities, & heriditaments to the Same
               belonging or in any wise appertainning To have and to hold the Said
               devident or tract of Land with all & every the appurtenances to him
               the Said Allexander Mitcheller his heires & assignes for ever; to
         [p. 144] the onely use & behoofe of him his heires & assignes for ever; To
               be holden of the Said Lord Proprietor for & under the rents and
               Services by the Said orriginali recited pattent reserved; And I the
               Said Stephen Horssi the Said devident or tract of Land with the
               appurtenances before by these presents bargained & sold or hereby
               intended to be bargained & sold unto him the Said Allexander
               Mitcheller; Doe for ever freely acquitt and dischardge the Same
               of & from all & all Manner of former & other bargaines, grantes,